Method and apparatus for cleaning tripe.



C. S. HARDY,

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING TRIPE. APPLICATION FILED JAN.25, I918.RENEWED DEC. 28I I918- 1 29% %55I 1 Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING TBIPE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. is, 1919.

Application filed January 25, 1918, Serial No. 213,668. Renewed December28, 1918. Serial No. 268,705.

To all whom it may concern.

Beit known that I, CHARLES S. HARDY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of San Diego, in the county of 'San Diego and State ofCalifornia, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Methods andApparatus for Cleaning Tripe, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to butchering and more particularly to methodsandapparatus for cleaning tripe.

The present method of cleaning tripe is to take the abdomen of theanimal, empty its contents rinsing the same in clean water and then passit to a scalding tank in which the scalding material is held at atemperature of 140 degrees Fahrenheit, until the inner lining is scaldedsufiiciently to remove the undesired matter by scraping; the abdomen isthen again rinsed and cooked and then becomes What is called tripe; thepresent operation is all by hand.

The present invention comprehends a method and apparatus that willperform these steps mechanically and the object of this invention is toprovide a method and apparatus which performs better work than by handand at a great saving inexpense.

With this and other objects in view my invention consists in a novelmethod ofvcleaning tripe and an apparatus for carrying such method intoeffect. While my method is capable of expression in a variety of forms,ll ave shown in the drawing practical emhodiments of the same in whichFigure 1 is a perspective of one form of my apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional plan taken on line 33 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 4 is a perspective of steam injecting device.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section of another form ejector.

In Fi 1 is shown one form of apparatus comprismg two ends A, sides D andF, and a partition E which in this form of device is made in the shapeof a reversed letter S;

the top and bottom of sides D and F meet in an internal projection orshelf D and F respectively. The sides 1) and F and the partition E haveattached at intervals the scrapers designated as N and at the extremeends of these parts are placed the angular scrapers M; the ends A aregrooved into which grooves the sides D and F'fit, the grooves and sideshaving the same configuration, and parts thus specified are held inproper relation by bolts B passing through the ends and exteriorly ofthe sides; this construction completes a box or casing and the side Dprovides the bottom for such box andwhere the sides D and F meet theyare secured to header strip J through which small steam and water pipesI pass from the combination header H which furnishes live steam andwater through pipe G.

At the top of the box an opening C is provided through which the abdomenof the animal is inserted into the device, one edge R of said openingbeing free to admit the material and being located at a lower level thanthe upper edge of the side F adjacent to which point a header K isprovided with a number of projecting tubular fingers L from which watermay be injected into the box. The receptacle orbox is filled with waterto the level of edge R; steam is then turned on through header H anddischarged into the water through the pipes I which heats the water andcauses it to rise as indicated bythe arrows; when the water hecomesheated to a temperature of 140 the tripes are out in at the opening Cand full steam turned through pipe 0, andthe temperature held at 140 byadmitting water through the header K and tubular fingers L, the waterbeing discharged in a downward direction and suflicient Water isdischarged through the opening to counterbalance the steam so that thetemperature is held constantly at 140 F.; this operation lasts for aboutfive minutes and thoroughly scalds the tripes. During this time thesurplus water that is discharged through header K runs over the freeedge R and this surplus carries oif articles that are removed from thetripes uring the operation; after a suitable period, usually about fiveminutes steam is shut off from pipe 0 and water 1nstead is turned intosaid pipe 0 and at the same time water is discharging from header H topipes I and through tubular fingers L from header K causing a continuoustortuous vermit'orm circulation which carrying the tripes against thescrapers removes all dirt and thoroughly rinses the tripes, thusscalding the tripes and then rinsing after scalding. When the tripes arethoroughly rinsed, header ii is thrown by means of handle 8 intoposition shown in Fig. 2 and in this position the fingers Lintercept thet-ripes and guides them to the opening Q through which they can bereadily removed, thus completing the operation of the device. The headerK can be thrown into any position asitworks on a ball joint P as shownin Fig. 8. As shown in Fig. 3 the scrapers N are arranged in ro s and instaggered. relation to each other.

In Fig. 5 l have illustrated another form of apparatus in which the sideF is made on a single curve and the side D with the inwardly projectingwall D projecting" toward the side F between its top and bottom Wallsand in this space is placed the partition E made (I: shaped and havingscrapers bl on its under surface, the upper faces of the partition beingsmooth; the mode of operation of this form and the results attained arethe same as that in the form first described, in detail.

in Fig. 6, is shown a type of device similar shaped to that in J g. 5except that the sides are corrugated the corrugations N and N taking theplace of the scrapers in the other forms.

It will be noted that the upper surfaces of the par itions and thebottom floor of the casing are smooth, the object being to obviatecatching the dirt in pockets formed by corrugations, and can be used forcleaning other articles that scrapers I? might tear.

Another form of apparatus is g in Fig. 7 in which the ends 3 support acasing or receptacle having each side D and F made a single curve or arethe side F projecting over at a higher plane then the edge R of the sideD and provided with the scrapers N arranged on the sides and undersurface of the projecting top at the side D and in staggered relation ashereinbetore set forth; arranged between these sides is the partition Ewhich is arranged in such manner as to lie wellWit-hin the corn caveside D and partly in toward the side F the pipes 1 lead into thereceptacle at the bottom from header H and the pipes L project from theheader K and can be manipulated by the handle S in a similar manner tothat set forth for the forms previously described.

Each of the forms described function in the same manner, and it will benoted that there are no pockets or any obstructions to cause dirt tolodge anywhere, and that all parts of the apparatus are continuouslyillustrated 2 v ee subjected to a continuous current striking evenlyagainst the scrapers which currents prevent material from gathering.

The device is provided with an outlet X which is located in the bottomof side D.

The device can also be used for other 'purposes, that is for washing andcleaning ma.- terial that would tear and that is more tender than tripeand this is particularly true of the form illustrated, as havingcorrugations as they will cause friction or scraping not as severe asangular scrapers.

The novelty t the device lies in the fact that there are no pockets, andthat there is a continuous and unobstructedcirculation at the same timecausing many different currents and tumbling of the water caused by themany curves that it has to make.

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1'. ins herein described method of treating tripe consisting inintroducing the tripe into a receptacle containing Water, injectingsteam at the bottom of the receptacle to heat the water to scaldingtemperature and to cause a circulation of the water and tripe throughthe receptacle in a vermiform circuit, and inecting water at the upperpart of the receptacle to maintain the Water at a predeterminedtemperature and to augment the travel of the water and tripe.

2. The herein described method of treating tripe consisting inintroducing tripe intoa receptacle containing water, causing the.

trips to travel through the receptacle in a vermiform course, impartinga tumbling and scraping action to the tripe during such course, andcarrying ofi by flotation extraneous matte-r freed from the tripe.

3. apparatus for treating tripe including a receptacle containing water,means atthe bottom of the receptacle for heating the water and giving avvermiform course of travel to the tripe Within the receptacle, means forscraping the tripe, and means at the upper portion of the receptacleaacarrying off by flotation, extraneous matter freed from the tripe bysuch scraping action and vermiform course.

4. An apparatus for treating tripe including a receptacle having endsand sides and an open top, the sides being oppositely concavedinteriorly, av partition intermedi ate the top and bottom and extendinginto the concavity of the sides, the ends of said partition spaced fromsaid sides, means for introducing water at the top of the receptacle,and means tor introducing steam at the lower part of the receptacle.

5. An apparatus for treating tripe consisting or a receptacle havingends, a bottom, sides, and a top having an opening therethrough, thesides being oppositely curved to form concave inner walls, a partitiondisposed intermediate the top and bottom of said receptacle andextending into the ass 1,294,455 1 e I Q concavities of the respectivesides, and each end of the partition spaced from the sides, means forintroducing steam at the lower part of the receptacle.

6. An apparatus for treating tripe consisting of a receptacle havingends, a bottom, sides and a top having an opening therethrough, thesides being oppositely curved to form concaved inner -walls, a partitiondisposed intermediate the top and bottom and extending into theconcavities of the respective sides, each end of the partition spacedfrom the sides, said portion and sides having roughened scraping areas,and means for causing the tripe to travel within the sides and aroundthe portion in a vermiform course.

7. An apparatus for treating tripe consisting of a receptacle forcontaining water, said receptacle including ends, a bottom, and curvedsides the, inner walls of which are oppositely concaved, a partition orshelf extending within said concavities, the upper ends 10f said sidesprojecting-inwardly toward each other n different horizontal planes andterminating short of each other to form a top comprising two sectionsspaced byan opening, the sectlons disposed at different levels, meansfor causing vermiform circulation of water and tripe within saidreceptacle, and means adjacent said opening for intercepting the tripeand guiding it from said opening.

8. An apparatus for treating tripe consisting of a receptacle includinends, a top having an opening therethroug and curved sides one of whichis reentrant; a partition or shelf extending over said reiintrant, meansfor directing water into the upper portion of the receptacle and meansfor in- Jecting steam into thelower portion of the receptacle" to causea veri-form circulation for the tripe between the sides and thepartition.

9. In an apparatus for treating tripe consisting of a receptacle havingvertical ends, a bottom, a top having an opening therethrough, curvedsides havinga reentrant, a S shaed'partition disposed Within thereceptac e and overlying said rentrants,

means for introducing water'and tripe at the top opening,-and means forintroducing steam at the lower port-ion to raise the ,water to scaldingtemperature and cause circulation in a vermiform course of the water andtripe carried therein around the ree'ntrants and partition.

10. An apparatus for treating tripe consisting of a receptacle havingstraight ends, a bottom, a top having an opening therethrough,oppositely curved sides, one side having a reentrant, a shaped partitiondisposed in the receptacle within the curved sides and overlying thereentrant, means at the top opening for introducing water and tripe andmeans for introducing steam at the lower portion of the receptacle toraise the water toscalding temperature and cause circulation in avermiform course of the water and tripe within the curved sides andaround the C: shaped partition.

11. An apparatus for, treating tripe comprising a receptacle includingstraight ends,

a bottom, a top having an opening therethrough its edges of which lie indiflerent horizontal planes, curved sides having oppositely concavedinner walls, a horizontal partition or shelf in the receptacle the endsof which: extend into the concavities of the sides, means forintroducing water and tripe within said top opening and means forintroducing steam into the lower part of the receptacle to raise theWater to scalding temperature and cause circulation in a vern'iiformcourse within the curved sides and around the partition or shelf.

12. An apparatus for treating tripe ineluding a receptacle havingstraight ends, sides having oppositely,- concaved inner Walls, a tophaving an opening theret-hrough means for causing a vermiform course oftravel for tripe within the receptacle, means for injectin steam intothe lower rtion of the receptac e, means for introduclng water into thereceptacle at said top opening, said means including hollow fingerswhich act as a guide to eject tripe from the receptacle through the topopening.

CMLES S. HARDY.

